Cape Horn

Cape Horn: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cape Horn

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cape Horn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.56983, -122.19730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cape Horn

• Benson State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chanticleer Point · viewpoint · Multnomah · ~8 km · Must-see
• Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clark · ~11 km · Must-see
• Scott Point · viewpoint · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ainsworth State Park · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~18 km · Must-see
• Harlow House Park · park · Multnomah · ~19 km · Must-see
• Helen Althaus Park · park · Clark · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Park · park · Clark · ~20 km · Must-see
• Camas Potholes · sanctuary · Clark · ~20 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beacon Rock State Park · sanctuary · Skamania · ~21 km · Must-see
• Columbia Park · park · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fairview Woods Park · park · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Red Sunset Park · park · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cape Horn

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cape Horn

• Chanticleer Point · viewpoint · Multnomah · ~8 km · Must-see
• Scott Point · viewpoint · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Silver Star Trail · viewpoint · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Clark · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~29 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~30 km · Must-see
• Powell Butte · viewpoint · Multnomah · ~32 km · Must-see

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